New CAP Book

THE MAN WHO COULD MOVE MOUNTAINS – Reflections on the social activism of S.M. Mohd Idris

This unique book honours the remarkable life and legacy of S.M. Mohamed Idris – former President of the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM). Consumer advocate. Environmental sentinel. Tireless defender of the voiceless. S.M. Mohamed Idris was all this – and more.

Idris passed in 2019 at the age of 93, after more than half a century of fighting for justice in its many forms – consumer rights, environmental protection, health, education, and the sovereignty of developing nations. In these pages, voices from across the world pay tribute to a man who redefined the art of resistance, refused compromise in the face of injustice, and whose principled activism bridged grassroots action, academic debate, and political resistance.

The book contains reflections by among others, educationists, environmental activists, scholars, sustainable farming advocates, public interest lawyers, former Ministers and our current Prime Minister on this towering figure in Malaysian civil society. It is a powerful testament to Idris’s profound and far-reaching influence on the nation’s social, environmental, and consumer rights landscape.

Read how Idris helped redefine activism, building movements that resonated well beyond Malaysia’s borders to energise the Global South and shape international civil society. Be inspired by the man who could move mountains.

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